Only binding arbitration will solve D-Y mess

Wednesday

Mar 6, 2019 at 3:01 AM

I was present at the last Yarmouth selectmen's meeting to hear what our elected representatives had to say.

They were present minus one - the instigator of the lawsuit, Norman Holcomb, who will be held responsible for forgoing $44 million for a new school on April 11. We were assured, however, that he was following the meeting on television. Why, I wonder? Have people possibly caught on that this gentleman does not have the well-being of Dennis-Yarmouth children in mind? He who sued, according to your paper, to move the town of Killington, Vermont, to New Hampshire, over 30 miles east, to pay less in taxes for education?

We also learned the disagreements between Yarmouth and Dennis began around 2007. If both towns were unable to iron out these difficulties in the ensuing 12 years, how can we possibly hope they will achieve success in the next five weeks? It is high time for binding arbitration, which has not been tried in all those years.

The only logical and right answer is to drop the lawsuit now and seek a workable solution with Dennis. We all know the old adage: When two elephants fight, the grass suffers. Unfortunately, this "grass" is our children in need of a new school.

Rosemarie Merino

Yarmouth Port

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